We enjoyed vegan “Huevos” Rancheros for breakfast, my favorite. 😋
I sautéed tofu with hash brown, baby bell peppers, onion, garlic, salt, black pepper and paprika. I added pinto beans made from scratch and nutritional yeast.
We had the mixture with corn tortillas and salsa.
But I’m trying to get away from store-bought processed foods. So I was inspired to make it from scratch.
I sautéed tomatoes with onions and garlic in my Instant Pot. I added salt, black pepper, red pepper and basil essential oil. I then put it on the soup setting. I then added a can of coconut milk, cilantro and puréed with an immersion blender. Yummy! I could taste all the flavors. I will never have instant again.
For dinner tonight, my daughter and I enjoyed layered bean tortilla soup. The soup base was made with pinto beans, then layered with cheddar cheese for my daughter. I skipped cheese as a vegan.
It was topped with crushed tortilla chips, salsa, and vegan sour cream I made for the first time. My vegetarian 9 year-old daughter loved it.
The sour cream was easy. It consisted of coconut milk solid, lemon juice and salt to taste.
In my transition to veganism since the past year, I’ve experimented with vegan recipes. The latest has been taquitos after buying a frozen version. I noted the ingredients and made my own improvised, homemade version last night.
It included Swiss chard grown in my garden and black beans from scratch, using my Instant Pot. I was able to get the beans started before picking up my daughter, which was ready after.
I sautéed the chard in coconut oil with garlic, onion and spices such as salt, black pepper, smoked paprika and coriander. These can be improvised as per preference.
I rolled this stuffing onto corn tortillas which were then baked. I also used the stuffing in taco shells. I added organic tomato, homemade salsa and homegrown cilantro before serving. My 9 year-old daughter stated it was the best taco and taquito she ever had. I would add avocado in the future. They weren’t ripe last night. I also used the stuffing in mini burritos that she took to school and I took to work today.
